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New Components Couples with Returning Shows at the Connecticut Renaissance Faire in Lebanon
New Components Couples with Returning Shows at the Connecticut Renaissance Faire in Lebanon
By Corey Sipe
I attended the Connecticut Renaissance Faire in Lebanon, CT on Sept. 28 and saw that the faire has new additions along with old favorites. One of my favorite aspects of this year’s faire was the addition of The Harp Twins, Camille and Kennerly Kitt, world renowned harpists that also happen to be twin sisters.
Me and the Harp Twins, photo by Corey Sipe
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Supporters and Opponents Discuss Newly Reopened I-95 North Westbrook Welcome Center
Supporters and Opponents Discuss Newly Reopened I-95 North Westbrook Welcome Center
A traveler asks for assistance at the visitor information center inside the Westbrook Welcome Center as seen from the lobby. Brochures are located in the center and in the lobby. Photo by Corey Sipe.
Travelers came and left during a Thursday early afternoon at the recently reopened “Connecticut Welcome Center and Rest Area” in Westbrook, CT. It is located on Interstate 95 North, past exit 65.…
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#Connecticut DECD#Connecticut DOT#Connecticut rest areas#Connecticut River Valley#Connecticut River Valley Tourism#Connecticut shoreline#Connecticut shoreline tourism#Connecticut State Budget#Connecticut tourism#Connecticut visitor information center#Connecticut Welcome Center#Interstate 95#Lower Connecticut River Valley#Lower Connecticut River Valley Tourism#tourism center#tourist information center#visitor center#visitor information center#Welcome center#Westbrook#Westbrook Rest Area#westbrook welcome center
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Westbrook Welcome Center Now Reopened!
Westbrook Welcome Center Now Reopened!
The front of the Connecticut Welcome Center in Westbrook
A welcoming site now greets Interstate 95 North travelers in Westbrook with the reopening of the Connecticut Welcome Center and Rest Area. Orange “closed” signs fastened to blue signs advertising the center on the interstate have finally been removed. The center will serve shoreline travelers and is the last rest stop along I-95 on the…
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#Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development#Connecticut highway rest stops#Connecticut Office of Tourism#Connecticut rest areas#Connecticut shoreline#Connecticut tourism#Connecticut tourism centers#Connecticut tourism information centers#Connecticut Welcome Center#Darien service plaza#Greenwich Service Plaza#House Bill 7306#marketing#Middlesex County#Middletown Rest Area#North Stonington rest area#restrooms#tourism centers#Wallingford Rest Area#Westbrook CT#Westbrook Outlets#Westbrook Rest Area#Willington Rest Areas#Willington rest stops#WTNH Channel 8
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CT Rest Areas to Go 24/7 Except Westbrook
CT Rest Areas to Go 24/7 Except Westbrook
While a recent announcement from Connecticut Democratic Governor Ned Lamont stated that seven non-commercial highway rest areas would return to 24/7 operation on July 1, it does not include Westbrook. The I-95 North Westbrook Rest Area and Welcome Center, between exits 65 and 66, and its adjacent parking lot closed to the public July 2017. “The Westbrook facility is not a Connecticut Department…
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Bill Would Reopen CT Highway Visitor Welcome Centers and Make Many Highway Rest Stop Restrooms Open 24/7
Bill Would Reopen CT Highway Visitor Welcome Centers and Make Many Highway Rest Stop Restrooms Open 24/7
Connecticut highway travelers might soon see visitor welcome centers reopen and its adjacent restrooms return to being open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This comes as a result of a bill, House Bill 7306, https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/CommDocTmyBillAllComm.asp?bill=HB-07306&doc_year=2019, recently approved by Connecticut’s House of Representatives. As of June 1, 2019, at 10:33 a.m., the bill…
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#Connecticut Governor#Connecticut House Bill 7306#Connecticut House of Representatives#Connecticut Senate#Connecticut speaker of the house#Connecticut tourism#Connecticut tourism information centers#Connecticut visitors#Connecticut welcome centers#Danbury Rest Area#Darien service plaza#Greenwich Service Plaza#Interstate 395#Interstate 84#Interstate 95#Joe Aresimowicz#Middletown Rest Area#Ned Lamont#North Stonington rest area#rest area#rest stop#tourism centers#tourists#visitor centers#visitors#Wallingford Rest Area#West Willington Rest Areas#Westbrook Rest Area
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Photos of the Advisen Cyber Risk Insights Conference
Photos of the Advisen Cyber Risk Insights Conference
Photos I took of the Advisen Cyber Risk Insights Conference in New York City on Oct. 25, 2018. Photos were taken inside the Grand Hyatt New York at Grand Central, Grand Central Station, and West Haven Train Station in West Haven, CT.
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Four Takeaways from Cyber Risk Insights Conference for Consumers and Businesses
Four Takeaways from Cyber Risk Insights Conference for Consumers and Businesses
by Corey Sipe
A sign welcoming attendees to Advisen’s Cyber Risk Insights Conference in the Grand Hyatt New York at Grand Central. Photo by Corey Sipe.
While much of Connecticut’s Quiet Corner is rural, technology is still changing the way people live in good and bad ways. A recent conference in New York City talked about issues that affect us here in Connecticut and what we can do to better…
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Popeye's Now Open at Madison, CT Rest Stop
Popeye’s Now Open at Madison, CT Rest Stop
Postcard sent to local residents with coupons for chicken.
Postcard sent to local residents showing map of facility in relation to Route 450 (Hammonasset Connector), New Road, and Duck Hole Road. The street address, 1 South St., is incorrect.
Fried chicken, crispy chicken tenders, shrimp, and Mardi Gras Cheesecake now greet travelers at the new Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen restaurantin Madison. It…
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#Alltown#Alltown Convenience Store#Branford service plaza#Carvel#Chipotle#Coca-Cola Freestyle#Connecticut Department of Transportation#Connecticut I-95 rest areas#Connecticut I-95 rest stops#Connecticut I-95 service plazas#Connecticut I-95 Southbound#Connecticut Interstate 95#Connecticut non-commercial rest areas#Connecticut rest areas#Connecticut rest stops#Connecticut Route 450#Connecticut service plazas#Connecticut shoreline#Connecticut State Police#Connecticut Turnpike#Connecticut Welcome Center#crispy chicken tenders#Danbury Rest Area#Darien service plaza#Dunkin&039; Donuts#Fairfield service plaza#food court#fried chicken#Greenwich Service Plaza#Hammonasset State Beach Park
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Folks Speak Out on Connecticut Rest Areas
Folks Speak Out on Connecticut Rest Areas
A 2015 photo of the Willington Rest Area on I-84 Eastbound that opened after going through an extensive renovation.
As Ned Lamont prepares to take the oath of governor in January, it’s likely that the issue of the state’s highway rest areas and tourist information centers will come up yet again. The desire to have Connecticut’s non-commercial rest area buildings along three highways open 24/7 to…
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#Connecticut rest areas#Danbury Rest Area#Danbury rest stop#Middletown Rest Area#Middletown rest stop#rest areas#rest stops#tourist information center#tourist information desk#visitor center#Wallingford Rest Area#Wallingford rest stop#Westbrook Rest Area#Westbrook rest stop#Willington Rest Area#Willington rest stops
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Montville Mobil Station Reopens
Montville Mobil Station Reopens
Bright blue and white lights glowed Friday night at the I-395 South Service Plaza in Montville as vehicles whizzed by from the highway. The lights came from the new and much larger Mobil gas station canopy.
With little fanfare, the Mobil station at the plaza recently re-opened before the month of November ended. The new station allows eight vehicles to consecutively fuel simultaneously.…
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#connecticut#Connecticut service plazas#diesel fuel#diesel station#digital fuel readouts#fuel pumps#gas station#Mobil#montville#Montville Service Plaza#rest area#rest stop#safe gas station#service plaza#Uncasville
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Companies and Nation States Need to be Prepared for More Cyber Attacks
Companies and Nation States Need to be Prepared for More Cyber Attacks
by: Corey Sipe
Leading experts from around the world convened at the Advisen Cyber Risk Insights Conference to explain the risks of failing to implement effective cyber management strategies. A wealth of top professionals gave hard-hitting advice on ways to control cyber losses. The conference, held on Oct. 25, 2018, was at The Grand Hyatt at Grand Central in New York City. Professionals who…
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#Advisen#Air Force#All Risks#anti-virus#anti-virus scanners#Areco.ai#Army#artificial intelligence#botnet attack#China#Cipriani & Werner#CrowdStrike Services#cyber investigations#cyber kinetic attacks#cyber operations#Cyber Risk#Cyber Risk Insights Conference#cyber security#cybersecurity#FBI#firewalls#fitness trackers#Grand Central#Grand Central Terminal#Grand Hyatt#heart monitors#Middle East#New York City#Russia#SentinelOne
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Hartford InsurTech Featured at Advisen Cyber Risk Insights Conference
Hartford InsurTech Featured at Advisen Cyber Risk Insights Conference
Almost 1,000 people attended the Oct. 25, 2018 Advisen Cyber Risk Insights Conference held at The Grand Hyatt at Grand Central in New York City. According to the Advisen website, www.advisenltd.com, Advisen is “the leading provider of data, media, and technology solutions for the commercial property and casualty insurance market.” While parts of the conference involved all participants listening…
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Sears to Close Crystal Mall and Connecticut Post Mall Stores
Sears to Close Crystal Mall and Connecticut Post Mall Stores
The Sears store at the Crystal Mall will be closing by the end of the year, one of 142 “unprofitable” stores by the chain. Liquidation sales are expected to begin shortly. The store is located at 850 Hartford Turnpike, also known as Route 85, in Waterford, CT. Sears has been an original anchor to the mall when it first opened in 1984. It is a two-level store, 150,000-square-foot store, with an…
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#Connecticut Post Mall#Crystal Mall#kmart#liquidation#milford ct#retail#Sears#sears department stores#sears holdings#waterford ct
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Oct.14 is the Last Day of the 2018 CT Renaissance Faire!
Oct.14 is the Last Day of the 2018 CT Renaissance Faire!
While I wrote an article about the Connecticut Renaissance Faire for Neighbors Paper before the fair began its 2018 season, I decided to write an article reviewing my experience. This year, the fair occurred for seven weekends. I am writing this article before weekend #7 so that folks can still visit the fair before it ends its run. Personally, I wanted to focus on attending the faire’s shows…
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#adamo ignis#aerialist#alcohol#chamber pot tavern#comedy#connecticut renaissance faire#cosplay#dancing#DJ#fire show#food#halloween#jousting#King Henry#lebanon#lebanon ct#lebanon fairgrounds#living chess#meet the author#pub#Queen Elizabeth#queen&039;s knight#renaissance faire#rose and crown stage#royal parade#sword fighting#time travelers#trouveres#zoltan the adequate
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Century III Mall: Rich History, Uncertain Future
Century III Mall: Rich History, Uncertain Future
Featured photo and story by Corey Sipe.
Imagine walking through a mall where silver gates look into closed stores, some of which still have their fixtures as if they just left. Others have drywall masking their emptiness. Think about going through a very quiet mall, void of music, people talking, children laughing on kiddie rides or from a nearby arcade. Picture strolling through a mall with a…
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#allegheny county#allegheny county shopping#alleghney county malls#C3#C3 Mall#Century 3#Century 3 Mall#century 3 mall memories#Century III#Century III Mall#century iii mall memories#dead mall#Dick’s Sporting Goods#dying mall#foot locker#ghost town mall#Gimble&039;s#Horne&039;s#J.C. Penney#jimmy jazz#Kaufmann&039;s#kaufmann&039;s furniture gallery#largest shopping malls in the world#Lazarus#Macy&039;s#macy&039;s furniture gallery#mall renovation plans#Marshalls#Montegomery Ward#Moonbeam
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A “Dead” Century 3 Mall: The Video Road trip time! A video of photos taken of the Century 3 Mall in West Mifflin, PA outside Pittsburgh.
#Century 3#Century 3 Mall#Century III#Century III Mall#dead mall#dead shopping center#Dick’s Sporting Goods#JCPenney#Macy&039;s#Pennsylvania#Pittsburgh#Pittsburgh area#Sears#shopping mall#West Mifflin
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Locals Provide Suggestions for East Brook Mall's Future
Locals Provide Suggestions for East Brook Mall’s Future
Four stores vacant in a row: Closed stores include Radio Shack (left) Home of Art and Kitchen (center, taking up two retail stores note the ivory column in the middle) and Kay’s Hallmark (right)
A closeup of the former Radio Shack store which was renovated for a clothing store that never opened.
Tenants have slowly moved out of East Brook Mall in Mansfield, CT over the last several years. The…
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#East Brook Mall#future use for a mall#Hallmark#J.C. Penney#Kohl&039;s#Mansfield Connecticut#Northeast Retail Leasing and Management Company#northeastern Connecticut shopping#Questers&039; Way#Radio Shack
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